160 likes | 299 Views
Working with Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church. About Morning Star. The People Their Mission The Facility Our connection(s). The People. Pastor Terry Pastor Hubbard Sister Blanton Jeanne, Jane, Jan, Janine, Meghann, and Anna. The Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church Mission.
E N D
About Morning Star • The People • Their Mission • The Facility • Our connection(s)
The People • Pastor Terry • Pastor Hubbard • Sister Blanton • Jeanne, Jane, Jan, Janine, Meghann, and Anna
The Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church Mission To contact, cultivate and bring the lost to a commitment of Jesus Christ through consistent communion and celebration of God. http://www.msmbc-estl.org • How does a computer lab fit in to this mission?
The Morning Star Facility • New building • Temperature-controlled zone • “Sufficient” power
The Lab Options • Sister Blanton’s office • An empty room near the back entrance • The church bookstore • The ballroom
The Chosen Space Jane, taking charge (as usual . . .)
Our connections • Martin, Joyce, Jorge • Prairienet • ESLARP • NTAC • Digital ESL Project • Morning Star (Sister Blanton, Pastor Terry)
Challenges • Communication • Communication • Communication • Expectations
Solutions • Lab group brainstorms • Change the format of communication • Work on our own time • Format our own project plan
Example decisions • The final lab space • What computers would go in the lab • The software we can supply
Project Plan • A computer lab with eight computers and a scanner • Laptops mishap • Two office computers
Inquiry pages • An internal source of documentation • Another communication and expectation barrier • http://www.inquiry.uiuc.edu Keywords: Morning Star
Software • Open Office • Xnview • Netscape Navigator/Composer • Photoplus • Internet Explorer • Adobe Acrobat • Binder/Other
On Site: the Implementation • Trials: We already had them! • Tribulations: Loaves, Fishes, Krispy Kremes, an extra Gxa! • Closure Meeting
What We Learned • Importance of documentation • Concrete Methodology and Project Plan • Troubleshooting on our own • Finding Common Ground